nasty- root words — words with the nasty- root

The root nasty- comes from Greek nastos, meaning pressed close, packed. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including chemonasty, epinasty, hyponastic, hyponasty, photonastic, photonasty, thermonasty. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the nasty- root

Explore words with nasty- — words containing the nasty- root and sharing its sense of "pressed close, packed". Examples include chemonasty, epinasty, hyponastic, hyponasty, photonastic, photonasty, thermonasty. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does nasty- mean?

The nasty- root means pressed close, packed, from Greek nastos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.